Author: Libecap Gary D. Libecap

How has the United States government grown? What political and economic factors have given rise to its regulation of the economy? These eight case studies explore the late-nineteenth- and early …

The call to "reinvent government"-to reform the government bureaucracy of the United States-resonates as loudly from elected officials as from the public. Examining the political and …

While debates over the consequences of climate change are often pessimistic, historical data from the past two centuries indicate many viable opportunities for responding to potential changes. This …

A collection of the most advanced and authoritative agricultural-economic research in the face of increasing water scarcity.Agriculture has been critical in the development of the American economy. …